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The forty-five "CURRENT COMMUNIST GOALS" listed below were taken from '
t ,h e "NAKED COMMUNIST" by W. Cleon Skousen, who began hi's extensive study
of communism during his sixteen year term of service with the :Federal
~ureau of Investigation. Mr. Skousen is now field director of,the Ameri-
can Security Council. .! :
1. U.. S. a.cceptance of coe:t~tence IU the onlv alterna.till. 26. Break down cultural .ta.ndGrtU 01 mo.r4litv 61/ pro-
to atomic war. motino pornograph1/ and ob.cenity in' booka, maga.- I
6. Provide American aid to all nationIJ regardle88 of Com- 29. DilJcredit the American Conatitution by calling it in- /
muni8t domination. adequate, old-fashioned, out 0/ .tap with mo~ v
7. Grant recoonition of Red China. AdmiIJlJion of Red needtl, a hindrance to cooperation between naticnu
China to the UN . . on a world-wide ba.tli8.
8. Set up ElUt and West Germany IU 8eparate 8tates in 80. D~credit the American foundina. father. Preaent V
8pite of Khrtuhchev's promilJe in 1955 to settle the the~ a..t .elfi8h arilJtocrat. WM luuf noconcern lor
Germany question by free electionIJ under super- tM "common man." .
lIi8ion 01 the UN. ' 81. Belittle aU forma of American culture and di8couro.ge
9. Prolong the conlerencetl to ban atomic testtl became the teq.chinO 0/ Americo.n hi8tOf'1/ on the gr01,&nd that
the U.S. hlU agreed to 8uspend testtl as long IltI nego- it 10M only a minor part 0/ "the big picture." Gitle
tiationIJ are in progress. more emphatIiIJ to RmMn hi8tOf'1/ aince th~ Com-
10. Allow all Soviet 8atelliteB individual representation in muni8ts took over. .
tlu UN. 82. Support o.nll 80cialilJt movement to oive centralized
11. Promote the UN IltI the only hope for mankind. If it. coptrol over any part of the culture-education, ao-
charter i8 r.swritten, demand tluLt it be aet up a..t CI cial agenciea, welfare programs, mental health clinic8,
onC"'WOT:..:L gO"uernmen t with its uwn independent etc;.
artned force8, (Some CommuniIJt leader8 believe tlu 83. Eliminate aU la.W8 or proceduru which interfere with
world can be taken over a..t eaaily by the UN a..t bV the operation 0/ the Communi8t apparo.tm.
M 08COW. Sometime8 these two center8 compete with 84. Eliminate the BOUIJe Committee on Un-American
each other IltI they are noW doino in tlu Conoo.) Activities.
12. Remt any attempt to outlaw the Communi8t Part1/. 86. DilJcredit and eventuaUy diMnantl4l tlu FBI.
Do awa1/ with aU loyalty oathll. 86. In/iltrate and go.in control of more unions.
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87. Infiltrate and gain control 0/ big btuine8a.
14. Continue giving RmM aCCe8t1 to the U.s. Patent Of-
88. Tro.nIJ/er 80me of the power. of Clrrut from the police
fice.
to 8.ocial o.gencie8. Treat o.U be1ta.vioral problems ci.
16. Capture ,one or both 0/ the political po.rtiea in tlu
United State8. P811chiatric diIJorder8 which no one but p8'11chiatritt.
Co.n understand or treo.t.
V 16. U8e technical deci8iOnIJ of the courtlf to weaken baaic
39. Dominate the psychiatric profe88ion o.nd use mental
A merico.n inlJtitutiOnlJ by cla.iming their activitiu
viola.te civil right8. 1r.eo.lth la.wa IltI a meanIJ 01 oo.ining coercive contro.
V 17. Get control 0/ tM 8chool.8. U8e them a..t tran8murion over th08e who oppotle Commun~t goal.8.
beltlf for aociali8m and current Communi8t propa.- 40. DilJC'Fedit the' famil'll a..t o.n imtitution. EncouraO'
ganda. Soften the curriculum. Get control of teac/s.. promi8cuit1/ and elltl1/ divorce.
er8' a..t80ciaticm.a. Put the po.rt1/ line in te:dbooka. 41. Emph(J.8ize the need to raue children 0.100.'11 from th.
vi 18. Gain controt of o.U atudent nfl108po.pera. nego.tive influence of po.Tenta. Attribute prejudice"
19. Uae tltudent riota to foment public proted. agBimt mental blocka and retarding of children to .uppre8rive
programs or orgo.nizo.tion. whieh o.re under Com- influence 01 parent.. ;\ ..~ \
muniat attack. 42. Create the impretlaion that 1IiolencIJ and inIJurrection
i/ ZOo Infiltro.te the pre88. Get control 01 bookeview a..t- are leoiti~te f1r&pecta of tM American tradition; that
aignmenta, erlitrtria.l writing, poliC1J-makina 'f)oaitiOnlJ. . ~. .
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"A. Corrupt the young, get them away from religion. Get them interested
in sex. Make them superficial, de~ troy their ruggedness.
B. Get control of all means of publicity and thereby:
*NOTE: "The above "Rules For Revolution" were secured bv -the - State